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The Warner Bros. film, which was written by McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone – who is directing – follows its title character (McCarthy) and her sassy, boozing grandmother (Sarandon) as they set off from Murphysboro, Illinois on a trip across the Midwest.

Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes and Whiteville stood in for Missouri, Pennsylvania and other states in the film, which will wrap in Niagara Falls after production moves there June 25.

Kathy Bates plays the grandmother's lesbian pal, who bails the pair out on several occasions. Other cast members include Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd and Toni Collette.

In a scene this week at a home on Cabbage Inlet Lane near Masonboro Sound Road that featured Bates and actress Sandra Oh, Tammy and her grandmoter arrive at a lake-side home where a raucous Fourth of July party is being held. The faux festivities featured a fireworks display, partial nudity and the burning of a personal watercraft.

Also this week, crews filmed a driving scene set in Missouri along McRae Street between Brunswick and Bess streets and on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. In the scene, a character pours gasoline on the car before setting it aflame.

Other "Tammy" filming locations included Two Fat Ladies Over a Simmering Pot restaurant, Spring Lake in Boiling Spring Lakes and Burgaw's former EMS station.

<p>This week marked the end of a two-month-long road trip in Southeastern North Carolina for "Tammy" and stars Susan Sarandon and Melissa McCarthy.</p><p>The Warner Bros. film, which was written by McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone – who is directing – follows its title character (McCarthy) and her sassy, boozing grandmother (Sarandon) as they set off from Murphysboro, Illinois on a trip across the Midwest. </p><p>Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Burgaw, Boiling Spring Lakes and Whiteville stood in for Missouri, Pennsylvania and other states in the film, which will wrap in Niagara Falls after production moves there June 25. </p><p>Kathy Bates plays the grandmother's lesbian pal, who bails the pair out on several occasions. Other cast members include Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd and Toni Collette.</p><p>In a scene this week at a home on Cabbage Inlet Lane near Masonboro Sound Road that featured Bates and actress Sandra Oh, Tammy and her grandmoter arrive at a lake-side home where a raucous Fourth of July party is being held. The faux festivities featured a fireworks display, partial nudity and the burning of a personal watercraft. </p><p>Also this week, crews filmed a driving scene set in Missouri along McRae Street between Brunswick and Bess streets and on the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. In the scene, a character pours gasoline on the car before setting it aflame.</p><p>Other "Tammy" filming locations included Two Fat Ladies Over a Simmering Pot restaurant, Spring Lake in Boiling Spring Lakes and Burgaw's former EMS station. </p><p>The film will hit theaters July 2, 2014. </p><p>Cassie Foss: 343-2365</p><p>On <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news41"><b>Twitter</b></a>: @WilmOnFilm</p>